EdTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2019

Q&A: Tarah Luster Explains How to Teach K–12 Students Digital Responsibility. With easier access to social media platforms through mobile devices, students are spending significantly more time online. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how digital citizenship programs prepare students for a tech–enabled world.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Over the past several years, Jotform has released many features designed to simplify and automate teaching’s more mundane tasks, such as Smart PDF Forms , a PDF Editor, Jotform Cards, Tables , and Jotform Reports, Approvals, Mobile Forms, and more. Click the links for my reviews).

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JULY 25, 2023

Department of Education reports show that technology can potentially transform education. Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. Not only that, but it also has a positive impact on learners.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2022

This makes it perfect for classroom use, as students can access it from any computer or mobile device. Additionally, is it necessary to have practice questions and detailed reports? One of the great things about Desmos is that it can be used on any device with an internet connection. How to decide which tool is right for you?

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MAY 22, 2023

To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. Make an audio recording of your thoughts (using a mobile app like Audio Memo ). These aren’t print–these are digital, on an iPad, a desktop, or a mobile device.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

With JotForm Smart PDF Forms, you can: fill out on any device–mobile or desktop. platform-agnostic forms –JotForm Smart PDFs can be filled out and sent from any platform, from a desktop or mobile device. Unlike a school’s standard equipment, home-based students work from a diverse variety of digital devices (i.e.,

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Tampa, FL – September 24, 2021 – The Washington Post reported 14 school shootings between March and June 2021 despite pandemic-related school closures. The law requires schools to implement mobile panic alarms that go directly to law enforcement in case of immediate emergencies such as an active shooter situation.

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MAY 14, 2021

Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library. Gutenberg Project.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone? She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. The next time your school decides to investigate paperless classrooms, offer to take charge.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Uses the computer or mobile devices late at night or when they are unsupervised. Also take note if the abuse is race, disability or gender related as this can be additionally reported to the civil rights office. from the Kaspersky Internet Security website. As with all things “teen”, the behaviors also all have a complex nomenclature.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 20, 2015

Introducing two-way messaging on mobile for can be tricky, because teachers need messaging to be safe when communicating with minors and parents, and many don’t want to have to manage incoming text messages from their entire class! Flagging features: Users can flag and report any inappropriate language.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 30, 2016

That's why we've worked with California Assemblymember Ed Chau to introduce a resolution, ACR 203, to declare October 16–22 Digital Citizenship Week. The goal of Digital Citizenship Week is to raise awareness about the importance of digital citizenship as a set of defined, teachable skills for kids in the 21st century.

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APRIL 13, 2020

Why require a summative written report rather than one delivered via video or audio? By now, you can see how goals have a significant impact on the approach you select to becoming digitally literate. Many assessment tools provide this option but the simplest and most basic reports probably won’t.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Check these statistics (from Pacer.org ): One out of every four students (22%) report being bullied during the school year. 64 percent of children who were bullied did not report it. The reasons for being bullied reported most often by students were looks (55%), body shape (37%), and race (16%). Right to digital access.

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MARCH 29, 2022

The Game is free, suggested for grades 4-12, and delivered via website or mobile app. This app works on desktops as well as mobile devices. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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APRIL 4, 2019

If you’re looking for meaningful lessons to wrap up your school year, here are my top picks: Digital Passport. Cool book reports. Applied Digital Skills. Digital Passport. Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School).

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JULY 8, 2019

The teacher dashboard makes it easy to manage students and classes and dynamic reporting tools allow for the analysis of student progress and the provision of comprehensive data for specific school requirements. Parents and teachers receive emailed progress reports so they can see how the student is progressing.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Below you can find a full list of important skills extracted from the Future of Skills report , created by Pearson. Digital literacy. Read more: DOs and DON’Ts of teaching digital citizenship. An easy way to encourage digital literacy is using a learning management system for all classroom activities.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” Parents are engaged via student activity reports on school-owned devices. Will the cloud continue to reign?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions? And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people.

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APRIL 6, 2020

The Game is free, suggested for grades 4-12, and delivered via website or mobile app. This app works on desktops as well as mobile devices. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Seeing a child with a mobile device is nothing new, and many parents conversations today focus on when, and not if, to give a child a smartphone. No one can dispute the importance of technology in today’s homes and classrooms.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Eight beautifully tangible cubes displaying each letter, number, and a handful of special symbols come to life before your eyes through the accompanying mobile app for smartphones and tablets. Individual and group trends can be analyzed in real-time through automatically generated reports.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Sunday, June 8th at 4pm Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship - Seeing the Big Picture , with Dr. Jason Ohler. In our community’s next webinar, Dr. Jason Ohler helps us consider how to use digital citizenship to help our students and ourselves navigate our rapidly evolving world. Is your library mobile friendly?

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MAY 23, 2018

Unlike traditional textbooks and library resources, Kiddom content providers are internet-based making them accessible from anywhere, on desktops and mobile devices, and easily blended into classroom lesson plans. Kiddom now offers personalized curricula, visual reports and more.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

If you’re creating your own podcast, all you need is a digital device, a microphone, an Internet connection, and a topic you’re passionate about. The two most popular sites for creating podcasts are Audacity (for PCs) and Garageband (for Macs and mobile devices). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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APRIL 5, 2018

Because more often than not, 18-24 year olds are on a mobile device rather than a computer, here are six apps that can be played from anywhere: Adventure Capitalist — With the free app, students hire employees, purchase cutting-edge upgrades, dominate the market, and attract investors to boost profits.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers. This research is the second wave in an ongoing study tracking teens' attitudes about social media; we released our original report in 2012.

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MAY 1, 2018

Study.com also offers a special (fee-based) Teacher Edition where educators can set up five virtual classrooms with up to 50 students in each, share class-themed videos, assign lessons and quizzes as homework, grade student work, print out worksheets, and get detailed reports on student progress. Things to know.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2017

By allowing kids to bring and use their mobile devices in the classroom, schools can make learning more fun and engaging. A BYOD Acceptable Use Policy is meant to ensure safety for users and keep the use of mobile devices “in the name of learning”. (I’m I’m strictly referring to those parents that can afford to do that).

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JANUARY 26, 2017

You can add thoughts by typing or speaking (mobile devices only), as a narrative note or a bullet list, and include images from your collection, your camera roll, or by taking one with the native camera (mobile devices only). Data that can be shared include links, images, screenshots, videos, camera shots (mobile only), and more.

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MAY 22, 2017

To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. Make an audio recording of your thoughts (using a mobile app like Audio Memo ). These aren’t print–these are digital, on an iPad, a desktop, or a mobile device. Any age: Read ebooks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

In another example, who has taken the time to consider that much controversy over immigration may have been stoked by the perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into mobilizing and angering supporters and opponents of U.S. System Overview of Cyber-Technology in a Digitally Connected Global Society. immigration policies?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Interestingly enough, Dr. Fleming reports that Kinesthetics (the K in VARK) is the most common learning style though not the most common teaching style. Auditory/Aural: a preference for information that is heard or spoken such as lectures, group discussion, radio, email, mobile phones, speaking, web-chat and talking things through.

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Gaggle Speaks

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

We were talking about how Gaggle and Common Sense Education could work together to draw attention to the need to teach Digital Citizenship and further protect students when they use school- or district-provided technology. The 32-page report is full of charts and graphs that make the research easy and quick to read.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers. This research is the second wave in an ongoing study tracking teens' attitudes about social media; we released our original report in 2012.

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JULY 14, 2017

Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library. Gutenberg Project.

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